FEDERALhearing transcript

Senate Hearing: Modernizing the Federal Civil Service

Original title: 21ST CENTURY IDEAS FOR THE 20TH CENTURY FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE

January 1, 2015

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing sets the stage for potential legislative changes to how 2.6 million federal civilian employees are hired, managed, and dismissed.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal civilian employees

The hearing addresses policies regarding their recruitment, compensation, training, and potential dismissal.

Federal agencies

Agencies are responsible for implementing the management and hiring processes discussed in the hearing.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2015.

What's next

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Summary

This Senate subcommittee hearing explored the current state of the federal and the challenges of managing a workforce of over 2.6 million civilian employees. Senators and witnesses discussed strategies for recruiting, training, compensating, and managing federal staff.

Key Facts

The federal government employs approximately 2,663,000 civilian workers in the Executive Branch.
The hearing was held on May 20, 2015, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The subcommittee's oversight mandate includes recruitment, retention, compensation, training, and dismissal processes for federal employees.
The hearing included testimony from representatives of the GAO, the Federal Managers Association, the National Academy of Public Administration, and the American Federation of Government Employees.
Several organizations submitted statements for the record, including the Senior Executives Association and the National Treasury Employees Union.

Why It Matters

The hearing sets the stage for potential legislative changes to how 2.6 million federal civilian employees are hired, managed, and dismissed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to examine the policies guiding the federal and to discuss how to improve the management of the federal workforce.

Who participated in the hearing?

The hearing was led by the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, with testimony from experts in government management, federal employee unions, and oversight agencies.

News Coverage

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Focus on 21st Century Management

The hearing title explicitly frames the need to update 20th-century civil service structures for modern requirements.

Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

Connected Entities

personPatricia J. Niehaus“National President, Federal Managers Association”Map →

personDan G. Blair“President and CEO, National Academy of Public Administration”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management“Senate subcommittee overseeing federal management”Map →

personHeidi Heitkamp“Subcommittee member”Map →

personJ. David Cox, Sr.“National President, American Federation of Government Employees”Map →

personJames Lankford“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management”Map →

personYvonne D. Jones“Director, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office”Map →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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Controversy20
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Entertainment10
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